This is very simply achieved by using the limiter queues.
You would have to create a limiter with hard bw and no mask and a child for
it with the mask.
On the rules use the child limiter and it would do the right thing.


On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Odhiambo Washington <[email protected]>wrote:

> I am looking at using pfSense to manage bandwidth for an office which
> on average has 100 users, each user possibly having a laptop and a
> smart phone/or other device, both connected.
>
> I have read the docs on Traffic shaping. Still wrapping my head around
> some aspects though. I will use Squid to help with caching too.
> However, I need to ensure FUP for all users.
>
> I have looked at the "limiter", and I see what I can do with it, but
> still feel it would have been nicer to apportion bandwidth fairly
> according to the number of clients connecting - something akin to a
> dynamic limit. For instance, if 10 devices are connected, try and give
> each of them the bandwidth the device is seeking, but it should not
> exceed 1/10 of available bandwidth, and if there are just 5 devices,
> each can get 1/5. If it's just one active user/device, give it 5/5.
>
> It's something like per connection queuing enforcement. Can this be
> done with 2.0.3 or 2.1?
>
> I've googled but my keywords seem misplaced:) Looking for good HOWTOs
> of typical scenarios.
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
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